Markets remain in green post Europe opening/news05012012

Indian markets remain in green with major support coming in from auto, capital goods, banking, consumer durables and power. European stocks opened slightly higher, as traders awaited the results of a French government bond auction. The market breath stood strong, with 1560 scrips advanced, while 942 scrips declined and 111 scrips remained unchanged.

The key indices - the Sensex and Nifty were hovering around 15920 and 4760 respectively.

Among the 30 sensex stocks, 19 stocks were in green. Gainers - JP Asso up by 3.78%, Hero Motocrop up by 2.41% and L&T up by 2.25%. Losers - DLF down by 3.26%, Maruti down by 1.17% and HUL down by 0.96%.

Among the 13 sectoral indices, seven sectors were in positive. Gainers - BSE Auto up by 1.50%, BSE CG up by 1.45% and BSE Bankex up by 1.13%. Losers - BSE Realty down by 0.94%, BSE Oil & Gas down by 0.67% and BSE FMCG down by 0.45%.

At 1.58 pm, the Sensex was trading at 15920, 34 points higher and the Nifty was trading at 4763, up by 13 points.
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